Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 13/12/05 04:06 AM Share Posted 13/12/05 04:06 AM TIME: 9:30am to leave 10:00am Sharp!! LOCATION: Wilsons Promotory. DATE: Sunday 5th February.MEET: Bunnings Fountain Gate. BRING: Camera, Hat & sunscreen, Footy or cricket bat, swimmers if a hot day, might be a good idea to bring a cut lunch and drinks.ROUTE: Sth Gippsland Hwy. Maps will be handed out on the day.WILSONS PROMONTORYWilsons Promontory National Park, the furthest south one can go on mainland Australia, could almost be an island with 80 miles of coastline except for the connection to the mainland at it's north east corner. One main road extends to Tidal River village, which has an information centre, on the promontories east coast.With its rugged granite peaks. the backdrop to white sandy beaches; and miles of walking tracks with plenty to see, this is not surprisingly one of Victoria's most popular holiday spots. The promontory is teaming with Australian native wildlife, including emus, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, kookaburras and a host of brightly coloured wild birds. More than 12,000 years ago, when the sea level was six metres higher than at present, 'The Prom' was a group of islands with only the mountain tips showing above water level. When the sea level dropped, (to form the land bridge to Tasmania), a series of sand dunes formed over a basalt base creating the Yanakie Isthmus, and so constructing a link between of the previous islands and the mainland. When the sea level rose again to its present level, the Yanakie Isthmus & Peninsula formed what is now the present day Wilsons Promontory. Since the time of European discovery, exploitation has vastly changed some of the land and the surrounding sea. One record of the extent of this is the impact on seal numbers - in 1804 the American ship 'Union' obtained 600,000 seal skins - today we have nowhere near this number in the whole of the southern Australian waters. When this industry collapsed they turned their attention towards harvesting the oil of mutton birds (short-tailed Shearwaters), and whaling. (Local timber was used for fuel to boil down the blubber) A mill was set up in Sealers Cove in 1849, but lasted only until 1858, when presumably all the accessible tall timber had been removed (a revival of the timber milling occurred again between 1903 to 1906, with a small town comprising 16 buildings, a boarding house and a community hall existed). Pastoral leases were granted from approximately 1851 onward in Sealers Cove and the Yanakie Isthmus/Peninsula, with varied successes. The Yanakie Run was a very profitable business, grazing from Darby River back to west of Paterson Road.If you like to join us on the day please reply to this thread and I will put your name down on the list. Hope to see you all there!Rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 14/12/05 02:55 AM Author Share Posted 14/12/05 02:55 AM (edited) CRUISE LIST1. Mr Turbo = BA XR6 T2. devilracer_01 = EL XR63. Pilch = XC 3514. klawsterfobik = DF Series II LTD5. Ghia5L = EB1 5.0 Ghia6. Obriza7. LTDHO = DC Series II LTD 341rwk's 8. XR6T8_U = BA XR6 T9. SnyperEB = EB1 4.0 GL10. Howie = BA11. ABADXR12. MEANED = ED 5.0 Fairmont13. Miss Aly & Bri Bri = BA XR6 T Edited 17/12/05 07:37 PM by AdamXR6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 14/12/05 11:09 PM Author Share Posted 14/12/05 11:09 PM Hey guys, ANYONE is more than welcome to come along! Our last cruise was a massive hit, at the end we parked at a local park to kick the footy and had a game of cricket. Its a good way to mix some new faces into the crowd. We will be doing the same on this cruise, a game of beach cricket or footy sounds good and if its warm enough jump in for a swim. I went to the Prom last year for the first time and my god was that place was scenic! We have old school to the new stuff so who cares what model you drive just come down for a great day! Rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 17/12/05 10:33 AM Share Posted 17/12/05 10:33 AM (edited) I'm looking forward to this cruise...Jack Edited 17/12/05 07:39 PM by AdamXR6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswiders Member 398 Member For: 21y 2m 5d Gender: Male Location: Boronia, Vic Posted 18/12/05 11:10 PM Share Posted 18/12/05 11:10 PM Hey Rob,Put me down as coming along. Brenda and the kids will probably be tagging along as well.By the way, how many klm's would that be ?Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 19/12/05 12:02 AM Author Share Posted 19/12/05 12:02 AM Hey Rob,Put me down as coming along. Brenda and the kids will probably be tagging along as well.By the way, how many klm's would that be ?DanielIm having a stab at 100k/m per way Daniel. Mate that's great your coming along! I know you will enjoy the day Rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 19/12/05 12:05 AM Author Share Posted 19/12/05 12:05 AM CRUISE LIST 1. Mr Turbo = BA XR6 T 2. devilracer_01 = EL XR6 3. Pilch = XC 351 4. klawsterfobik = DF Series II LTD 5. Ghia5L = EB1 5.0 Ghia 6. Obriza 7. LTDHO = DC Series II LTD 341rwk's 8. XR6T8_U = BA XR6 T 9. SnyperEB = EB1 4.0 GL 10. Howie = BA 11. ABADXR 12. MEANED = ED 5.0 Fairmont 13. Miss Aly & Bri Bri = BA XR6 T 14. XG-Panelvanman = XG Panelvan 15. Rapt = BAXR6 T 16. MercuryT = BA XR6 T 17. XR8 BLOKE/CHICK = AU XR818. Dswiders = BA XR6 T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 19/12/05 12:12 AM Share Posted 19/12/05 12:12 AM I come along to,but under one conditionvik... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 19/12/05 12:52 AM Author Share Posted 19/12/05 12:52 AM I come along to,but under one conditionvik... Wikky, your kiddin arnt ya...so whats the condition? That ya best mate comes along? you know who I mean and be 'nice' about it Rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mercurysteve Guests Posted 20/12/05 03:52 AM Share Posted 20/12/05 03:52 AM Put me down on the list thanks Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts